The band is a twist of gold and silver, and George wears it on the ring finger of his right hand. He knows that Fred saw him put it on, understood what it meant, but Fred never asks, only grins knowingly when he catches George running his thumb over the cool metal.

George doesn't know what charms Lee put on it. Sometimes he thinks he can feel Lee's heartbeat, but perhaps it's his imagination? Someday, perhaps, after You-Know-Who has been defeated, he'll move the ring to his other hand, but for now he wears it as a token of hope.